To continue, I couldn't believe it; then maybe I coluld because I know just how vile, vicious and rude even young children can be.  I'm just glad that one student had the courage to speak up and tell a teacher that actually took the matter seriously.  This brave act saved the tagetted teacher from serious harm or death.  Now if only all teachers/faculty took matters seriously.

My own 9 year old is being picked on and the school is failing to stop the problem because they just don't care.  I've called, I've asked for meetings and I'm at my wits end such that my son won't be returning to that school in the fall.  I could tell him to just punch the crap out of the kids that are bothering him but then of course the school will pay attention and call me in for a meeting and probably suspend him, so I can't tell him to do that although handing out some black eyes or swollen lips will put a stop to the problem.  Beiieve me it works. 

 When I was little a group of girls used to tease me every day and make me cry which of course made them tease me more.  One day I had had enough and since I was the bookworm my bookbag was always heavy.  A few good wallops on the ringleader was all it took to make them all go running home and kept them from bothering me ever again.

I just wonder what is society coming to. since this isn't a problem among just one group of people but is widespread.   We are concerned about high school students fighting or worse bu now we need to look at the young children who are often the children of children themselves.  They need guidance and fast or better still how about some "scared straight" sessions; make them spend a weekend in a youth detention facility where there will be no video games, no running outside when they want and certainly no back talk.  And since often the parents lack of parenting is also at fault, make those parents spend some time on the inside too.